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2026-27 school calendars on the Grand Strand

Next day with no school: Tue, Nov 3 in Brunswick (District professional development day, no students); Tue, Nov 3 in Horry and Georgetown (Election Day, schools closed). Source: each district's 2026-27 calendar, checked Nov. 1, 2026.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

2026-27 school calendar, by district

Horry County Schools

Early release days send students home 2 1/2 hours early. Progress reports go home Sep 18 and Dec 3, 2026, Feb 24 and May 7, 2027; report cards no later than Oct 29, 2026, Jan 22, Apr 2 and Jun 14, 2027.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolElection Day, schools closed
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break, schools closed
Mon, Dec 21 – Fri, Jan 1No schoolWinter break, schools closed
Fri, Jan 15, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
Tue, Jan 19, 2027No schoolTeacher workday and training, no classes
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolSchools closed (possible make-up day)
Tue, Feb 16, 2027No schoolTeacher workday, no classes (possible make-up day)
Mon, Mar 8, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Fri, Mar 26, 2027No schoolSchools closed
Mon, Apr 12–16No schoolSpring break, schools closed
Mon, May 31, 2027No schoolMemorial Day, schools closed
Mon, Jun 7, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Tue, Jun 8, 2027Last dayLast day of classes (students dismissed 2 1/2 hours early)
Earlier this school year
Wed, Aug 19First dayFirst day of classes
Mon, Sep 7No schoolLabor Day, schools closed
Mon, Oct 12No schoolSchools closed (possible make-up day)
Tue, Oct 13No schoolTeacher workday, no classes (possible make-up day)

Weather make-up days: The calendar marks Feb 15 (schools closed) and Feb 16 (teacher workday) as possible make-up days, and says any day without classes, including Saturdays, can become a make-up day if schools close. HCS is an eLearning district approved by the SC Department of Education: it can use up to 5 eLearning days for emergencies like bad weather or power outages, and those days are not on the calendar.

Source: Horry County Schools 2026-27 calendar (official PDF)

Georgetown County School District

Georgetown County uses a modified year-round calendar: the school year started Aug 3 and ends May 28, with a week off in October, at Thanksgiving, in February and in spring.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolElection Day, schools closed
Wed, Nov 11Early dismissalEarly dismissal for staff development
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break, schools closed
Tue, Dec 22Early dismissalHalf day for students; end of the semester
Wed, Dec 23 – Tue, Jan 5No schoolWinter break, schools closed
Wed, Jan 6, 2027No schoolStaff development and teacher prep day, no students
Thu, Jan 7, 2027Back to schoolStudents return; second semester starts
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
Mon, Feb 15–19No schoolSchools closed (Feb 18 and 19 are potential weather make-up days)
Wed, Mar 3, 2027Early dismissalEarly dismissal for staff development
Fri, Mar 26, 2027No schoolStaff development and teacher prep day, no students
Mon, Mar 29 – Fri, Apr 2No schoolSpring break, schools closed
Wed, Apr 28, 2027Early dismissalEarly dismissal for staff development
Thu, May 27, 2027Early dismissalHalf day for students
Fri, May 28, 2027Last dayLast day for students (half day)
Mon, May 31, 2027No schoolMemorial Day, schools closed
Earlier this school year
Mon, Aug 3First dayFirst day for students
Mon, Sep 7No schoolLabor Day, schools closed
Wed, Sep 16Early dismissalEarly dismissal for staff development
Mon, Oct 12–16No schoolSchools closed (Oct 12 is a potential weather make-up day)

Weather make-up days: The calendar names three potential weather make-up days: Oct 12, 2026, and Feb 18 and 19, 2027. GCSD is also an approved eLearning district.

Source: GCSD Approved 2026-2027 Modified Year-Round Calendar

Brunswick County Schools

This is the district's traditional calendar. No early release days are scheduled in 2026-27. School hours: high schools 7:35-2:40, middle schools 7:45-2:50, elementary schools 8:35-3:40. If the district ever calls an early release, the calendar sets the times: 11:45 a.m. (high), 12:00 noon (middle) and 12:45 p.m. (elementary). If your school follows a different calendar, check the district's printable calendars page.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolDistrict professional development day, no students
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day holiday
Wed, Nov 25–27No schoolThanksgiving break
Mon, Dec 21 – Tue, Jan 5No schoolWinter break (teacher workdays, Christmas and New Year's holidays)
Wed, Jan 6, 2027Back to schoolStudents return
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day holiday
Fri, Feb 12, 2027No schoolDistrict professional development day, no students
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolTeacher workday, no students
Mon, Mar 15, 2027No schoolTeacher workday, no students
Fri, Mar 26, 2027No schoolGood Friday holiday
Mon, Mar 29 – Fri, Apr 2No schoolSpring break
Mon, Apr 26, 2027No schoolTeacher workday, no students
Fri, May 28, 2027Last dayStudents' last day
Mon, May 31, 2027No schoolMemorial Day holiday
Earlier this school year
Mon, Aug 24First dayStudents' first day
Mon, Sep 7No schoolLabor Day holiday
Mon, Oct 19No schoolTeacher workday, no students

Weather make-up days: No make-up days are set in advance. Brunswick County Schools can use early release days and Saturdays as make-up days for bad weather, and the Board of Education can add days at the end of the school year.

Source: BCS 2026-2027 Traditional School Calendar (revised Apr 14, 2026)

Download every date: school-calendar.csv (official calendar dates only; free to reuse with credit to Grand Strand Dispatch).

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Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.